Battlefield Ultra Gaming PC.

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I am going to build a new pc very soon and its essential it runs BF3 on Ultra on the multiplayer with ease. I will be gaming on a 22" screen at 1920x1080 from what ive read etc at that res this Sli setup should be generating a minimum of around 60-70fps on ultra. Does this sound plausible?

Could a single card do the same at that resolution without any trouble? 670 has 256bit but the sli should make up for the 660ti's 192bit limitation.
And what could i realistically expect to achieve on the overclocking front (no experience).

I have omited the DVD and HDD as i already have them.

Thanks Paul.


YOUR BASKET
2 x KFA2 GeForce GTX 660TI EX OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £249.95 (£499.90)
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £167.99
1 x ASRock Z77 Extreme4 M Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £101.99
1 x BenQ G2255 21.5" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x XFX Pro Series 750W XXX Edition Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £79.99
1 x Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SATA 2.5" 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (CSSD-F120GB3A) £71.66
1 x Thermaltake Commander Snow Edition Midi Tower Case - Black/White £46.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H40 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1/775//1155/1156/1366) £44.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £26.99
Total : £1,229.47 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
I'd get a single 680 instead. Even the old set-up in my sig plays BF3 on ultra settings at 1080p with 35-60fps no problem.
 
Does this not look more "balanced"?

And £300 cheaper!!!!


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £329.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £903.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
+1 for the 670, using one here with bf3 at 1920x1200, all settings on max. Ive used quite a few sli setups over the years. They can be pretty hot running, loud and power hungry.
 
setter said:
+1 for the 670, using one here with bf3 at 1920x1200, all settings on max. Ive used quite a few sli setups over the years. They can be pretty hot running, loud and power hungry.
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If you guys are pretty sure i can run at that resolution on ultra with all the eye candy with a 670 or 680 then thats what i will go for should save me a little.

Gonna stick with everything else though as it was all chosen for a reason.

Thanks guys.

Anyone know what that setup should be good for overclocking wise?
 
A single GTX670 can manage the game.

As for your other choices.

• The Asrock board is poor (it actually doesn't even support SLI anyways) and only has a 2 year warranty.

• This board is the cheapest ATX (thats also instock) that does SLI - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

• The Force 3 SSD is not as fast as more modern SSD drives such as the Samsung 830 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/400?vs=533

• The monitor is small (yes the resolution is the same as most 24") and LCD lighting (LED lighting is better and saves power)

• The water cooler is weak, the radiator is very thin, a £25-30 air cooler will perform much better.
 
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stulid said:
A single GTX670 can manage the game.

As for your other choices.

• The Asrock board is poor (it actually doesn't even support SLI anyways) and only has a 2 year warranty.

• This board is the cheapest ATX (thats also instock) that does SLI - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-390-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2261

• The Force 3 SSD is not as fast as more modern SSD drives such as the Samsung 830 - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/400?vs=533

• The monitor is small (yes the resolution is the same as most 24") and LCD lighting (LED lighting is better and saves power)

• The water cooler is weak, the radiator is very thin, a £25-30 air cooler will perform much better.
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The specification detail for the board i chose says it does suport Sli and xfire(
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
- Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ , 3-Way CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
- Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI™ and SLI™) but if its poor i will review some others.
Not too fussed about the monitor and ssd its going to be a massive improvement over my current system anyway. Thanks for the info on the cooler i will definately change it.
 
I did actually read it wrong, saw the 4X and immediately assumed the second slot was at that speed (you cant have SLI with a 4X slot) the board does have three PCI-E 16X slots (dual 8X and 4X)
 
Another one here maxxing it at 1080p with a 670. :)

670 FTW is on offer at £310 at the moment. (Get either MSI, Gigabyte or EVGA, all have great warranty)

Mine runs BF3 at ultra at 59 degrees and it's quiet in doing so. :)
 
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stulid said:
Does this not look more "balanced"?

And £300 cheaper!!!!


YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC Twin Frozr Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX PE 2GD5/OC) £329.99
1 x BenQ GW2450HM 24" Widescreen LED Professional Monitor - Black £143.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £89.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.99
1 x Antec High Current Gamer M 520W "80+ Bronze" Modular Power Supply £63.98
1 x BitFenix Outlaw Gaming Case - Black £39.95
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket LGA2011/1366/1155/1156/775/ AMD AM3/AM3+/AM2/AM2+/FM1) £29.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £25.99
Total : £903.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).

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As always from stulid, this build gets my vote. I'd recommend the Gigabyte 670 for £10 more (apparently has best cooler across all 670s).

andy_mk3 said:
I'd get a single 680 instead. Even the old set-up in my sig plays BF3 on ultra settings at 1080p with 35-60fps no problem.
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While the 680 is faster than the 670, the 670 offers a far better bang-for-buck. The pre-overclocked 670s come within 1-2% performance difference for a big saving.
 
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I'm happy to suggest the MSI card for £10 less, when I was choosing mine it was between the MSI and the Gigabyte.

If I hadn't of seen the deal that I did, the MSI would be in my rig right now.
 
triggerthat said:
Interesting insight!
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Tis indeed, 4 weeks to 3 months without a gpu. :o

You'd expect a lot better tbh, why it's always msi, evga or gigabyte for me. :) (EVGA seem to go above and beyond at times, there's a thread in the gpu forum where a guys 570 broke and out of their good will he got a brand spanking new 3GB 660-ti)
 
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